Priority at the next junctionRussia
Traffic rules
Russia
1. Priority at the next junction
Priority at the next junction means that drivers travelling on a particular road have priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads at the next junction. The priority arrangement is normally indicated by signs facing both the priority traffic and the traffic that must give way.
Unlike a continuing priority road, this priority applies only at the indicated intersection. Drivers must still approach cautiously and obey traffic lights, authorised officers, crossings, turning rules and other applicable signs.
How is priority at the next junction determined in Russia?
The national schedule distinguishes signs warning of a junction with a secondary road from sign 2.1, Main Road, and its end sign. Read the actual priority control and any route diagram. Section 13 governs the junction; a destination diagram alone does not establish a right of way.
🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Section 13; Annex 1 signs 2.1–2.3, different junction/road scopes
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign 2.1 • Priority road. Gives priority at uncontrolled junctions on this road.
Русский • 2.1 • Главная дорога. На этой дороге предоставлено преимущество при проезде нерегулируемых перекрёстков.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Юкатан • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 2.1
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: Юкатан • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2021-11-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does priority at one junction automatically continue along the entire road in Russia?
No. One-junction priority and continuing priority-road status are distinct concepts. Check the local signs at each following junction, including any end-of-priority marker, traffic signal or new Give Way or Stop sign.
🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Section 13; Annex 1 signs 2.1–2.3, different junction/road scopes
May a driver with priority ignore pedestrians or another safety obligation at the next junction in Russia?
No. Junction priority does not cancel duties towards pedestrians, traffic signals, emergency vehicles or other road users where the law gives them precedence. Approach at a speed allowing you to stop safely.
🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Section 13; Annex 1 signs 2.1–2.3, different junction/road scopes
